Mallet attachment for hammers.



J. A. MARCOTTE. MALLET ATTACHMENT ron HAMMERS.

APPLICATION FILED IULY ll, l9l6- Patented Apr. 3, 1917.

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JOSEPH A. MARCOTTE, OF BABYLON, NEW YORK.

MALLET ATTACHMENT non nAMMEas' Specification of Letters Patent. h

Application filed July 11, 1916. Serial No. 108,624.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Josnrn A. Mnnoor'rn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Babylon, Long Island, in the county of Suffolk and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Mallet Attachments for Hammers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and eXact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to a mallet attachment for hammers, and the primary object of the invention is to provide a double faced mallet structure which may be quickly and easily attached to or detached from the sides of the head ofa claw hammer.

Another object of this invention is to provide a mallet structure as specified which includes a pair of hingedly connected sections each carrying a mallet head, which sections are adapted for positioning upon the opposite side of the main body of a hammer, to provide spurs for preventing accidental slip-- ping movement of the mallet structure and also to provide bolts for securely attaching the mallet sections to -a hammer.

With the foregoing and other objects in view this invention consists in such novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the ac companying drawing and claimed.

In describing the invention in detail reference will be had to the accompanying drawing wherein like characters designate like and corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a claw hammer showing the improved mallet attachment connected thereto.

Fig. 2 is an edge view of the mallet attachment showing the claw side of a hammer in dotted lines.

Fig. 3 is an edge View of the mallet attachment illustrating the hammer head and the opposite side of the mallet attachment to that illustrated in Fig. 2.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, 1 designates an ordinary claw hammer which has the usual type of handle 2, claws 3 and hammer head 4. The mallet attachment which is generically indicated by the numeral 5 includes sections 6 and 7 which are hingedly connected as shown at 8. Each of the sections 6 and 7 include a metallic ring 9' which has a fiber, wood or block of analogous material 10 carried thereby and projecting outwardly from the outer edge of the ring. The ring 9 has an car 11 formed thereon the inner surface of which is shaped to abut and snugly lit the outer portion of the hammer 1, as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The ears 11 upon each of the rings 9- are hingedly connected as shown at 8. Ears 12 are formed upon the rings 9 and extend tangentially from the outer surface or periphery of the rings. The cars 12 carried by one of the rings 9 are provided with internally screw threaded bores 13 which receive the screw threaded ends of bolts 14. The bolts 14 extend through smooth bores 15 which are formed in the ears 12 carried by the ring 9 which is positioned upon the opposite side of the hammer 1 from the ring which carries the ears that are provided with the screw threaded bores 13. The ears 12 are positioned so that the bolts 14 will extend along the upper and lower sides of the hammer receiving shank 4 of the hammer l and they are provided for securely clamping the mallet attachment upon the ham mer 1. Spurs 16 are carried by each of the rings 9 and they engage the hammer 1 for preventing accidental slipping movement of the mallet attachment when it is connected to a hammer.

When it is desired to disconnect the mallet attachment from the hammer, the bolts 14: are rotated for disconnecting their screw threaded ends with the bores 13, which will permit the two sections 6 and 7 of the mallet attachment to swing upon their hinged connection 8 for disconnection with the hammer 1.

In reducing the invention to practice, certain minor features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts may necessitate alterations to which the patentee is entitled provided such alterations are. comprehended within the scope of what is claimed.

What is claimed is:-

1. In a mallet attachment for hammers, a pair of metallic rings, ears formed upon said rings, said ears being pivotally connected for hingedly connecting said rings and holding them in spaced relation to each other, fiber blocks carried by said rings and projecting outwardly therefrom, said fiber blocks adapted for positioning upon oppo Patented Apr. 3., 1917.

site sides of the hammer, ears formed upon said rings, certain of said ears being provided with internally screw threaded bores, the other of said ears provided with smooth bores, bolts extending through said bores for clamping said hingedrings upon a hammer.

2. In a mallet attachment for hammers, a

pair of metallic rings, ears formed upon said rings, said ears being pivotally connected for hingedly connecting said rings and holding them in spaced relation to each other, fiber blocks carried by said rings and projecting outwardly therefrom, said fiber blocks adapted for positioning upon opposite sides of the hammer, ears formed upon said rings, certain of said ears being pro- Gopies of this patent may be obtained for vided with internally screw threaded bores, the other of said ears provided with smooth bores, bolts extending through said bores for clamping said hinged rings upon a hammer, and spurs formed upon said rings and adapted for engagement with the hammer for preventing accidental slipping movement of the mallet attachment when attached to a hammer.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH A. MARGOTTE.

Witnesses:

LE ROY M. YOUNG, THOMAS WooD.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C. 

